Total Crime Rate
311.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Balgores Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Marshalls & Rise Park , and the 36th highest crime rate of 740 local areas in Havering .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Balgores Lane (RM2 6BS) in the last 12 months was 311.7 per 1,000 residents and was 342.6% higher than the Marshalls & Rise Park average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Balgores Lane (RM2 6BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Squirrels Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Balgores Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cranbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barnfield Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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